Usually means: Taking faster, alternative routes or methods.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. shortcutting: Merriam-Webster
  2. shortcutting: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shortcutting: Wordnik
  4. shortcutting: Wiktionary
  5. shortcutting: Dictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shortcutting: Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shortcut)

noun:  A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
noun:  A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
noun:  (computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.
verb:  To take or use a shortcut
noun:  (computing) Short for keyboard shortcut. [(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.]
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